Crew Camera/Paul Tarrago, Jennet Thomas
Dog on wheels supplied by kind permission of
Professor Alan Thomas
A hearty thanks to Duncan for asking meto be involved in the first
place.
Directed, Edited, Sound Recorded etc by Paul Tarrago

A Mistral Studios Production

A young destitute
fellow has sat down upon a bench in the grounds of the Palais-Royal,
not far from the ornamental lake. And so begins his daily ritual.
He has dug a hole in the ground with a piece of pointed wood, and
then filled the hollow of his hand with earth. He has run about -
then - rushing headlong towards the bench, thrust his legs into the
air. But as this funambulistic posture is beyond the laws of weight
that govern the centre of gravity, he has fallen back heavily on to
the planks, legs flailing.

Last Night Meant Nothing
(Super 8, 20.5 mins, 1998/9) Experimental narrative journeying through
the good and bad dreams of an otherwise indifferent night. Eratosthenes at Home
(Super 8/performance, 5.5 mins, 1998) Time-lapse film and live performance
piece - fake biography and illustrated lecture on how the Earth's
circumference was calculated. Signs of Life
(Super8, 5.5 mins, 1997) Found footage, offcuts and extraneous sequences
reassemblage - a gesture to the pleasures of images that move. Human Error in the Mechanical Age
(Super 8, 11.5 mins, 1997) More live action and animation, described
in the Whitechapel Open screening notes by Andrew Kotting as: "Glorious
dreamscape and a dog connection, reminiscent of a bygone era at the
dawning of the age of the answer machine". Volcano Meets the Press
(Super 8, 5 mins, 1996) The film of the Press action - kinetic reworking
of a publicity ploy for the Volcano Film Festival. Stay in a Friendly Country
(Super/Single 8, 14 mins, 1995) Formally eclectic but heartfelt tribute
to the holiday home movie heritage of low gauge formats. Paint Sale
(Super 8, 3.5 mins, 1994) A documentary - of sorts - retinted, toned, sped up, slowed
down. Their Time Had Come
(Super8, 5.5 mins, 1993) A documentary on animal mortality - live action
and hand treated footage (bleach + inks). Notebook
(Super 8, 13.5mins, 1993) A tribute to Marie MenkenÕs film of the same name - literally
a notebook spanning several tomes worth of self-devised techniques
- narrative, formal and attacking and sticking things to the film-wise.
Requiem for an Ice Baby
(Super 8, 6.5 mins, 1992) The fleeting memories of a melting infant
- live action, animation and rephotography (through ice). Home Town Reel
(Standard 8, 5.5 mins, 1992) Multiply exposed passage through local urban and
domestic spaces. Life And How To
(16mm, 11 mins, 1990) Experimental narrative exploring a therapist's relationship
with her kleptomaniac patient.